Dictionary entry
theoretical account
noun
理论性描述；假设性说明
theoretical account
- 1.
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
In use
The report gives a theoretical account of how inflation affects wages, but it offers no real-world data.
Before testing the drug, researchers first need a theoretical account of how it might act in the body.
Her latest paper proposes a theoretical account of why some languages change faster than others.
provide a theoretical account of sth
The study provides a theoretical account of the social changes.
该研究提供了社会变化的理论说明。
develop a theoretical account of sth
Researchers developed a theoretical account of the disease mechanism.
研究人员发展了疾病机制的理论说明。
a theoretical account that
该模式常用于引出从句。
This is a theoretical account that synthesizes multiple perspectives.
这是一个综合多种观点的理论说明。
Common mistakes
He gave theoretical account of the results.He gave a theoretical account of the results.
中文中无冠词，英文中可数名词单数需加冠词'a'或'the'。
This is a theoretical account on quantum mechanics.This is a theoretical account of quantum mechanics.
固定搭配为'account of'，表示对某事物的说明，而非'on'。
Connections
Confusing words
- theory
- 理论 · 理论指系统性的知识体系或解释原理，而理论说明侧重于对复杂事物的假设性描述，不一定是系统的理论。
- hypothesis
- 假设 · 假设是未经证实的假定，通常用于实验前；理论说明则强调对过程或实体的假设性描述，可能更抽象。
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